Chris Froome is set to kick off his 2018 race season today in the Ruta del Sol, the first time he will have turned a pedal in anger since his failed drug test last year for abnormally high salbutamol level in a urine sample taking during last year’s Vuelta a España but not made public until it was revealed by the Guardian and Le Monde.
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Froome’s return to racing despite the ongoing anti-doping case and the possibility of a ban has prompted British clothing company howies to produce a special t-shirt design penned by illustrator Dry British. The design and the accompanying press release is clearly a tongue in cheek response to the question of whether Froome should be racing at all.
The t-shirt design is called “extracting the urine” and here’s the press release:
The 2018 Ruta del Sol cycle race starts today and Team Sky’s clean maestro Chris Froome will be on the starting line. This despite an “adverse analytical finding” after winning the 2017 Vuelta a España (when tested, he had double the permitted level of the asthma drug Salbutamol in his urine).
What better way to celebrate this man’s remarkable triumph over adversity than with this new Froome t-shirt from howies; expertly penned by illustrator Dry British.
Good luck, Chris! We hope that asthma doesn’t start playing up again.
The t-shirt costs £25 and is made from 100% organic cotton and printed in Wales, and available in men and women’s sizes. Check it out at www.howies.co.uk
10 thoughts on “howies mark Chris Froome’s return to racing with a new t-shirt design”
Ha ha! I wonder if Froome
Ha ha! I wonder if Froome and his wife has blocked them on Twitter because of it?
I’d wear one.
I’d wear one.
Good to see they’ve given him
Good to see they’ve given him the benefit of the doubt.
KendalRed wrote:
The doubt that the salbutamol level was more than double when tested in both his A and B samples? Sorry pal but them’s the facts.
alan loves froome wrote:
You are not understanding the rules, this is a good explaination http://inrng.com/2017/12/chris-froomes-salbutamol-case/
You’re welcome.
grahamTDF wrote:
Rather than getting in a fanboy tizz – read the road.cc article, read the howies statement, read what I posted.
An unusual slant for howies.
An unusual slant for howies.
I love the fit and feel of their t-shirts, I’ve not found any others to match them. Rapanui are nice but different fit and lighter weight cotton (but cheaper and still organic).
Good to see industry jumping
Good to see industry jumping on the bandwagon to make a profit from the situation.
Oh, no. Can’t be that, it’s Howies…
“Chris Froome is set to kick
“Chris Froome is set to kick off his 2018 race season today in the Ruta del Sol, the first time he will have turned a pedal in anger since his failed drug test last year for abnormally high salbutamol level in a urine sample taking during last year’s Vuelta a España but not made public until it was revealed by the Guardian and Le Monde”
That’s a really impactful opening paragraph; if only it made a modicum of sense and was mildly accurate!
Awful t-shirt!
Shame I quite liked the whole
Shame, I quite liked the whole Howies brand / ethos and have several of their items. Won’t be bothering with this one though.
And no I’m not in a fan boy tizz
I just don’t see the need, especially as most if not all of the other tshirts are inspirational / motivational needing little explanation whereas this one stands out in it’s negativity and needs a paragraph to explain it. Just seems a bit odd even if it is intended as a bit tongue in cheek.